July 2021 in “PARIPEX INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH” PRP injections significantly improve hair regrowth in alopecia areata.
PRP is effective for treating hair loss in men.
January 2019 in “Springer eBooks” Platelet-rich plasma therapy may have benefits and is generally safe, but more research is needed to confirm its effectiveness and safety.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Eating a lot of fat increases PKCβ and inflammation in skin fat cells, which affects skin and hair health.
January 2017 in “DR-NTU (Nanyang Technological University)” Keratin sponges are as biocompatible as collagen, but keratin gels are slightly less so.
January 2016 in “Georg Thieme Verlag eBooks” More East Asians are accepting and getting facial plastic surgery, with a focus on natural-looking results and using both surgical and nonsurgical methods.
April 2015 in “MOJ Cell Science & Report” Rat hair follicle stem cells can be used to improve blood vessel growth in engineered skin.
July 2014 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” Hair follicles stored in a special medium and certain types of grafts have higher survival and growth rates after transplantation.
July 2014 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” Hair follicles stored in a special medium had the highest survival rate, and "plucked" follicles and follicular units showed better growth after transplant.
July 2014 in “European Journal of Cancer” p14ARF and p16Ink4a cause hair follicle stem cell aging and dysfunction.